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Premium Wealth creates accountant licensing program

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... to more people than many of the measures currently in the market, and make it easier for accountants to give financial advice. "In my opinion this is the single best FOFA initiative because thousands of Australians go to see their accountants on a regular ...

FPA to push advice via social media

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... as part of its 12th Financial Planning Week. The move is part of a push by the FPA to increase the profile of financial advice and augment the number of Australians who access the advice service. The hub is a new multi-media consumer website which has ...

Higher profits/lower dividends: AMP FHY result

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
... prepare for the implementation costs, it said. AMP expects that the one-off cost of implementing the Future of Financial Advice reforms, stronger super and other changes could be as high as $75 million, $52 million of which has been put in the coffers ...

Synchron appoints state manager

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
Boutique financial advice licensee, Synchron has named Bernie Fernandes as a new state manager for Western Australia. Prior to his new role, Fernandes was a state manager for Accountancy Insurance and Mortgage Choice in WA, where he successfully restructured ...

Macquarie focuses on independents with Visor

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
... service the institutional market, Macquarie will retain management and ownership of the offer for independent financial advice practices under the new name. "Macquarie has a strong track record of developing innovative and tailored solutions for IFAs," ...

CommCentral launches FOFA revenue management solution

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... launched Revex, a remuneration solution designed for advisers and dealer groups to manage revenue and Future of Financial Advice reform requirements. The new web based software solution, Revex, provides management of commissions and fees combined with ...

All advice scaled in proposed ASIC guidance

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... Medcraft, chairman of ASIC said, "FOFA contains significant reforms intended to bring about real changes in the way financial advice is provided. "These measures aim to improve the standard of adviser conduct and improve engagement by retail clients ...

Strategy & name change for Aberdeen fund

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... they will automatically be transferred to the revised Real Return Fund." Yap suggests investors seek independent financial advice to determine whether this fund's revised investment approach remains consistent with their existing risk/return expectations ...

Patron grows adviser numbers

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
Patron Financial Advice will continue to grow its adviser numbers over the next year due to constant demand from the advice sector that is currently dissatisfied with institutional dealer groups. Last financial year, Patron Financial Advice added 18 ...

MLC appoints head of client succession

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... a crucial position for MLC given the increasing number of advisers reaching retirement age and the Future of Financial advice reforms, which are prompting many practices to rethink their strategy. Arnold will commence his new role at the end of this ...